Design Critique: Adobe Acrobat (Desktop software [Windows/ Mac])

Adobe Acrobat is an application software available in both Windows and macOS for people to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in pdf. This article would critique the usability issues when saving and retrieving a starred file in Adobe Acrobat based on the framework mentioned in Don Norman’s The Design of Everyday Things. 1) …

Design Critique: Adobe Acrobat (Desktop software [Windows/ Mac]) Read More »

Design Critique: MTA LIRR TRAINTIME (iOS app)

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America’s largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people in the 5,000-square-mile area fanning out from New York City through Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut. In 2020, MTA updated their Train Time App of both LIRR(Long Island Railroad)  and MNR(Metro-North Railroad) to improve their …

Design Critique: MTA LIRR TRAINTIME (iOS app) Read More »

Design Critique: GoodNotes 5 (iPad App)

GoodNotes is a digital notetaking app. It completely transforms the way we are accustomed to taking notes. GoodNotes allows you to take precise, handwritten notes on anything you can imagine whether it be PDF files, PowerPoint slides, or Word documents. All notes are searchable so nothing can be misplaced. Organization of Documents The Documents page …

Design Critique: GoodNotes 5 (iPad App) Read More »

Image of The New York Times Crossword App

Design Critique: The New York Times Crossword Puzzle (iPhone app)

The New York Times Crossword app is available on iOS and Android and provides daily crossword puzzles that vary in size. The options are the mini and daily crosswords, the mini can be completed quickly while the daily is much larger and (in my opinion) more difficult. The critique will be focused on the mini, …

Design Critique: The New York Times Crossword Puzzle (iPhone app) Read More »